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Iraq bombs kill at least four in Baghdad Iraq bombs kill at least 10 in Baghdad
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A series of explosions has hit the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least four people and injuring 13, say police. A series of apparently co-ordinated explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more, say officials.
Officials said all the deaths were caused by two roadside bombs in Halawi district, while a car bomb also went off in the eastern Karrada district. The interior ministry said 13 locations had been attacked, with two roadside bombs in Halawi district and a car bomb in Karrada district.
Such attacks remain common in Iraq despite an overall fall in violence.Such attacks remain common in Iraq despite an overall fall in violence.
The blasts come amid fears of rising sectarian tensions as the unity government faces internal divisions.The blasts come amid fears of rising sectarian tensions as the unity government faces internal divisions.
The interior ministry told the BBC there had also been blasts in the Bab al-Moadam district in the north of the city, injuring three people.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the attacks.It was not immediately clear who was behind the attacks.
At least four people died in the Halawi bombs, said police.
Raghad Khalid, a teacher at a kindergarten in Karrada, said all their windows had been blown out.
"The children were scared and crying. Some parts of the car bomb are inside our building."
Smoke was seen rising over Karrada district, with ambulances rushing to the scene.
Another woman said her baby had been covered in glass.
"She is now scared in the next room. All countries are stable. Why don't we have security and stability?" said Um Hanin.
Iraq's year-old power-sharing government is in turmoil after an arrest warrant was issued for Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi on terror charges.
The entire al-Iraqiyya group, the main Sunni bloc in parliament, is boycotting the assembly in protest. It accuses Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a Shia, of monopolising power.
Mr Hashemi denies the charges. He is currently in Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, under the protection of the regional government, but Mr Maliki has demanded that they give him up.